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Stradivarius

Philip Glass: Complete Piano Etudes

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Details

Composer
Philip Glass
Artist
Jurgis Karnavicius
Format
CD
Label
Stradivarius
Released
Aug 28, 2026
Catalog #
STR37358
UPC
8011570373588

About

While listening to the profoundly perceptive performance by the pianist Jurgis Karnavicius of the entire cycle of 20 etudes, we move together through a shimmering, gentle landscape of changing light: there is a special peace in his playing that does not mean stagnation; rather, it is a slow, deep process, similar to the movement of light through the space of a room when morning is just breaking. This music creates the impression that the pianist becomes a mediator between two silences - the silence that was before the first note, and the silence that will remain after it fades. Thus, the etudes here take on not only the form of sound, but also a slow, plastic movement that continues long after the hands lift from the keys. Some etudes fly with an inexorable driving force, their rhythms echoing human steps, heartbeats, a kind of internal engine. Others unfold like meditations, stretching time until it almost evaporates. A portrait of Philip Glass emerges, not just as a minimalist icon or a composer of large-scale works, but as an artist who understands the true value of simplicity, and invites us to listen with openness and wonder. And perhaps the etudes on this lovingly realised recording will become, for someone, that unforgettable, life-transforming encounter with Philip Glass's music. -Laura Karnaviciute

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Etude No. 1 06:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Etude No. 1
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  3. 2 Etude No. 2 07:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Etude No. 2
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  4. 3 Etude No. 3 04:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Etude No. 3
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  5. 4 Etude No. 4 04:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Etude No. 4
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  6. 5 Etude No. 5 08:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Etude No. 5
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  7. 6 Etude No. 6 05:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Etude No. 6
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  8. 7 Etude No. 7 12:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Etude No. 7
    Duration
    12:40
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  9. 8 Etude No. 8 06:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Etude No. 8
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  10. 9 Etude No. 9 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Etude No. 9
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  11. 10 Etude No. 10 07:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    Etude No. 10
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  12. Disc 2
  13. 1 Etude No. 11 08:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Etude No. 11
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  14. 2 Etude No. 12 07:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Etude No. 12
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  15. 3 Etude No. 13 03:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Etude No. 13
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  16. 4 Etude No. 14 06:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    Etude No. 14
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  17. 5 Etude No. 15 08:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Etude No. 15
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  18. 6 Etude No. 16 04:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Etude No. 16
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  19. 7 Etude No. 17 08:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    Etude No. 17
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  20. 8 Etude No. 18 05:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    Etude No. 18
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  21. 9 Etude No. 19 07:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Etude No. 19
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius
  22. 10 Etude No. 20 08:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Etude No. 20
    Duration
    08:43
    Composer
    Philip Glass
    Performer
    Jurgis Karnavičius